A review by hickorynut
The Cat with Three Passports by C.J. Fentiman

reflective medium-paced

2.5

The first half of this book was a difficult read due to the way the author had originally approached traveling to new countries with judgement, presumption, and colonized viewpoints. She often described cultural or personal details with degrading words, like calling spoken Mandarin bizarre or describing body types unkindly. And though this book was about her growth and learning to be more open minded, overall it was not balanced enough to achieve that well. It was often emotionless up until the final few chapters, during which she suddenly becomes very aware of how much she loves and is losing. I struggled with some of their decisions and the ways they viewed other people, cultures, and animals. Ultimately it would have taken a very endearing, deep relationship with her cat to make this book anywhere close to what I had expected, but that just did not come through well at all.